Thursday, June 28, 2018

Unbelievable!

Cricket collapse: Peterborough Town take seven High Wycombe wickets in 11 balls


Before and after: Peterborough players Danyaal Malik and Kieran Jones with the scoreboard
Before and after: Peterborough players Danyaal Malik and Kieran Jones with the scoreboard

Surreal. Incredible. Embarrassing. Some of the descriptions for a remarkable cricket turnaround.
Needing just three runs to win off the final two overs, at 186-3, High Wycombe were easing to victory and the last 16 of the National Club Championship.
But a spectacular collapse ensued - all out for 187, losing seven wickets in 11 balls to opponents Peterborough Town.
A four-wicket maiden was followed by three more dismissals in the final over, courtesy of the sixth-choice bowler, an off-spinner aged 16.
"It was quite incredible. It didn't really sink in for a while. All the lads couldn't really believe it," winning Peterborough captain David Clarke, 29, told BBC Sport.

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